Pompeo reaches out to European counterparts amid Iran tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to German, French and British counterparts in recent days to discuss cooperation over Iran, a State Department spokeswoman said on Monday a week after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew…
Italy’s 5-Star, League granted more time to find government deal
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and far-right League won more time on Monday to put together a government, amid suggestions they were struggling to agree on a prime minister to enact their big-spending policies.
Scotland’s Sturgeon warns of ‘catastrophic’ no deal Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon cautioned on Monday that the United Kingdom could be heading towards a no deal Brexit that would have catastrophic consequences.
Plane carrying bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians beheaded in 2015 leaves Libya
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan plane carrying the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians killed in 2015 by Islamic State in its former Libyan stronghold of Sirte left the western city of Misrata for Egypt on Monday afternoon, a Libyan official said.
Fiery cleric Sadr taps anger over Iran to lead Iraq poll
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nationalist Shi’ite Cleric Moqtada al Sadr took a surprise lead in Iraq’s elections by tapping into public resentment with Iran and what some voters say is a corrupt political elite it supports.
Britain, EU clash in growing row over Galileo satellite project
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Britain and its European Union partners clashed on Monday in a deepening row over the European Commission’s decision to exclude the United Kingdom from a new satellite navigation system, Galileo.
NATO spending target not some ‘fetish’ for Germany: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday it was important for Germany to stand by its commitments to NATO, including moves to boost military spending toward an alliance target of 2 percent of economic output.
Death toll in Gaza protests up to 52: Palestinian health ministry
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian death toll from Israeli live fire in protests along the Gaza-Israel border on Monday rose to 52, a Palestinian health ministry official said.
Eight bodies found on Northern Cyprus coast, police say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A total of eight bodies have been found washed up on the shores of Northern Cyprus over the past two days, police said on Monday, adding the dead were believed to be Syrian migrants.
Cleric Sadr, in surprise comeback, set to win Iraq election
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States, led in Iraq’s parliamentary election with more than half the votes counted on Monday, the electoral commission said, in a surprise turn of fortune for t…
